By FCF Staff Following his one sided, unanimous decision loss to Tom Lawlor at UFC 121 this past weekend, Patrick Cote has confirmed on his official Twitter account that he has been released from the UFC. The following statement was posted on Cote’s Twitter page today:
I had a little hope but finally got the release word from the UFC .. Its been a awesome experience ! I ll be back !!
3 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
The loss to Lawlor was Cote’s third in a row. In May, Cote returned from a lengthy layoff due to injuries and was submitted by Alan Belcher. Prior to that, the powerful striker’s title fight with champion Anderson Silva came to an end in October, 2008, after incurring a knee injury in the third round.
Cote, who had won five straight before contesting Silva for the title, exits from the UFC with a record of 13-7.
